Kozuka with Scene of Bean Throwing Custom (""Mame maki"")

1670-1856 (Edo) L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) Citation Source image

The scene on this kozuka shows a Japanese custom performed on the last day of winter, February 3rd. Dried soybeans are thrown to chase out demons ("oni") and bring good luck for the coming year. A woman is shown in a hut throwing soybeans, while a demon hides in an overturned...

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35758
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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